SCHOOL PROFILE

St Jude's Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100835
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 31.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

27 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

24 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 19 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Southwark
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 65 65 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 37 56.9% of pupils
Male pupils 28 43.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

83.1%
58.3 pts above England
School 83.1%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.1%
22.8 pts above England
School 43.1%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
23.1%
15
Bangladeshi
15.4%
10
African
13.8%
9
Any other White background
12.3%
8
White British
9.2%
6
Any other Mixed background
7.7%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.9% 11 of 65 pupils
3.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.9%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.7% 5 pupils
England 14.8% 7.1 pts below
EHC plans 9.2% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 3
Speech, language & communication 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

50.0%

20.3 pts below England

School 50.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Southwark 75.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.53 pts higher than England
School 6.74%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 14.75%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.64%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.16 pts lower than England
School 1.64%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

31.0% 57.2 pts below England
St Jude's Church of England Primary School
31.0%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information